Surface Area/Length:
38,000 AcresLevel
Average Depth: 60 Feet
Maximum Depth: 200 Feet
Water Source: Chattahoochee & Chestatee Rivers
Regulating Authority: Army Corp. Of Engineers
DNR: Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources (770) 414-3333
Species Found: Largemouth Bass, Spotted Bass, White Bass, Stripe Bass, White
Catfish, Channel Catfish, Bullhead Catfish, Black Crappie, Bream, Walleye, Yellow Perch,
Warmouth, Carp.
Primary Forage: Gizzard & Threadfin Shad, Crawfish, Bream, Spot Tail
Minnows, and Blueback Herring. |
General Topography: Lake
bottom was rolling hills with old growth forests. All tree tops were trimmed to maintain
33ft depth to the surface.
Shoreline Description: Steep clean banks with scattered stump fields and
rock piles.
Shoreline Vegetation: None available
Season: Year round
License & Regs: Resident Fishing License - $9/annual; Res. Day Permit -
; Non-Resident - ,
Maps: Kingfisher, Maps (800); Fishing Hot Spots, (800) 338-5957; Atlantic
Map Company
Water Release Info: (770) 945-1466
Nearest Cities: Buford, Cumming, Gainesville.
Did You Know: The lake is the busiest lake in the US with more than 22+
million visitors each year. |
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Directions
To the Lake: From metro Atlanta take I-85 North to the I-985 split. Follow I-985
North you can take any exit from 1-6 and follow the signs to the lake. If you are going up
GA 400 you can follow the signs to the right once you get to Cumming, Georgia.
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Local Information: Buford
City Hall (770)945-6767; Cumming City Hall, (770)781-2010; Gainesville/Hall County
Convention & Visitors Bureau (770)536-5209
Access Points: Lanier Harbor, Mary Alice Park, Van Pugh Park, Little Hall,
Charleston Park, Six Mile, Balus Creek.
Bait, Tackle & Pro Shops: The Dam Store (770)932-2031; Hammond's Fishing
Center (770)889-2995; Pop's Place (770)945-1054; Bass Pro Shops (770)931-1550.
Suggested Tackle/Equipment & Techniques: Stripers and white bass can be
caught with a variety of techniques including trolling either flatline or with downriggers
single lures or bucktail jigs with a trailer. Umbrella rigs work very well trolling for
stripers as well. Casting 1/2 oz. bucktail jig is another effective technique. Flukes
fished on or just below the surface can be effective techniques for catching bass of any
species. Top water lures such as a Zara Spook Chug Bug and Pop-R work well in the spring
and fall times of the year for bass. Four inch Finesse worms from Ranger or Zoom in
natural blue color are also effective when fishing brush piles, long points, timber and
around boat docks. Deep water spooning is an effective technique for large spotted bass
during the winter months on the lake. Crappie fishing is good primarily at night around
bridge pilings during the summer months using live minnows and a strong light source on
the surface. In the winter time crappie school in large numbers around docks that are
covered in 20 feet of water and deeper. A small (1/32 oz.) crappie jig fished vertically
under deep docks are very effective. White bass migrate into the upper arms of the main
rivers in the spring and can be caught on small jigs with a chartreuse screw tail grub
attached.
General Fish Holding Areas: Man made brush piles, boat docks, stump fields,
long points, road beds, rocky banks and ledges and blow downs, tree tops. |
